By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Syria's currency has recovered some of the heavy ... because they are bringing dollars and spending in Syrian pounds. We are feeling their presence,' said a dealer in ...

BEIRUT, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Syrian traders who price goods in foreign currency will face up to 10 ... -Assad 'forbids the use of anything other than the Syrian pound as payment for any type of commercial transaction ...

DAMASCUS, July 10 (Reuters) - As Ramadan began, the mood in Damascus was more festive than a yea ... tration at food shortages and inflated prices. The Syrian pound has crashed to one sixth of its value two years ag ...

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN, June 19 (Reuters) - Since the latest nosedive in the Syrian curren ... the U.S. currency by jittery Syrians, pushing the Syrian pound below 200 to the dollar this week, a fall of 20 pe ...